Beds inventions 03/08

20080072380 - Attachment mechanism for medical patient platform: A medical device comprising a medical procedure patient platform having a peripheral edge, a length of the peripheral edge having a substantially rigid male connecting member; and, an extension having a substantially and permanently rigid female connecting member, the female connecting member configured for rotational mating attachment with male connecting... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20080066228 - Supporting apparatus and nursing robot system: Each lifting portion includes a fixing portion and a sliding portion slidable relative to the fixing portion. The sliding portion has a placing surface on which a cared person can be placed, and the fixing portion includes an input portion used to input an operation instruction. The input portion can... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080066231 - Indexing positioning system for accurate and repetitive positioning of patients in a multimodal environment: A patient support device for accurately and repeatably positioning a patient for treatment. The device comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, two sides and at least two sidewalls. The device can include an integral indexing means and an accessory device adaptor for receiving various accessories. The device can incorporate... Agent: Gomez International Patent Office, LLC

20080066235 - Method of using a side sleeping pillow: A pillow is shaped to encourage a sleeper to sleep on a side, rather than on the back. This is accomplished by providing a pair of arms extending forwardly from a head support. The arms are spaced apart less than the width of the sleeper's shoulders so it is uncomfortable... Agent: G. Turner Moller, Jr.

20080060128 - Free-standing hanging infant baskette: The invention is directed to a baskette assembly. The basket assembly includes a frame having a base member, an upright member extending upwardly from the base member, and a support member extending away from the upright member, where the support member is positioned substantially centrally above the base member, a... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20080060129 - Apparatus for vibration of a cot, cradle or the like: An apparatus (1) for the vibration of a cot (2), a cradle, or the like includes a vibration unit (3), which can be applied to the cot (2) by a removable coupling (16); a pair of elastic supports (5), which can be applied to the ends of a pair of... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080060131 - Portable ventilation system: Provided herein is a portable device useful for providing ventilation to a selected area via circulation of ambient air. A device according to the present invention is especially well-suited to providing ventilating air to a person resting on a bed, by directing air from the room to the volume defined... Agent: Gilbreth & Associates, P.C.

20080060137 - Heat and flame shield: A heat and fire resistant planar unitary shield formed of heat and flame resistant fibers and voluminous bulking fibers. The shield material has a heat and flame resistant zone with a majority of the heat and flame resistant fibers, and a voluminous bulking zone with a majority of the voluminous... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20080060138 - Patient support surface with physiological sensors: A patient support surface comprises a cover defining an interior region, a modifiable support layer situated in the interior region and having at least one air bladder, and a sensor layer situated in the interior region and having at least one sensor configured to detect a physiological parameter of a... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

20080052823 - Mattress display vehicle: A mattress display vehicle has a curbside side door that opens to a central display area. Large windows visually open the space and an independent power source enables a heating or air-conditioning unit to be operated when the vehicle engine is turned off. A rack extends between the fore and... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080052824 - Combined wall treatment and bed: A combined wall treatment and bed, that is, a unit which resembles a decorative wall treatment, such as a painting, when in the upright and stowed position, but which can be lowered to provide a comfortable bed. When the unit is in the upright and stowed position its appearance is... Agent: Michael De Angeli

20080052829 - Reclining table with an adjustable back rest: A reclining table comprising a stationary reclining plate and a back rest pivotally connected to it. A supporting member pivotally connected to said reclining plate near its free end serves for supporting said back rest in various angular positions. Said supporting member has a number of lateral slots for receiving... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20080052830 - Bed foundation with drop-in unit: A bed foundation may be retrofitted or otherwise converted in the field to include one or more additional function. In one illustrative embodiment, the bed foundation may be retrofitted or otherwise converted by incorporating a drop-in articulation unit. Such an articulation unit may permit a user to raise and/or lower... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20080052831 - Bed with a networked alarm: A bed including a frame, a deck coupled to the frame and a communication network located on the bed has at least two modules connected to the network, at least one of those modules being able to provide an alarm message to the bed communication network.... Agent: Hill-rom Services, Inc.

20080052834 - Reusable surgical perioperative positioning system: A support system including a cushion or pad having a foam core and cover is disclosed. The support system is capable of taking a variety of different shapes and can be adjusted for firmness. The support system may be used during and after surgery and more generally, any time when... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080052835 - Clamp for railed surgical tables: A surgical table width extender having an angled tang structure for engaging the gap formed between a standard table and its stand-off-mounted side rail. The tang structure contacts portions of the rail and portions of the table edge to enhance the load-carrying capability of the table side rail assembly. The... Agent: Charmasson, Buchaca & Leach, LLP

20080052837 - Digital bed system: In one embodiment, the digital bed system is comprised of an array of support cells. Each support cells is capable of communicating with a controller and increasing and decreasing in firmness in response to commands issued by a controller. The support cells are operatively connected to a communication channel that... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP